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James Thompson Kaster (son of James Kaster and Ruth Unknown) was born Abt. 1816 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and died February 22, 1881 in Champaign County, Illinois.He married Matilda L. Houk on January 25, 1835 in Beaver County, Pa..
More About James Thompson Kaster:
Burial: Unknown, Ingrum Cemetery, Piatt County, Illinois.
Military service: November 28, 1863, Enlisted in Co. D, 123rd Regt., Indiana Volunteer Infantry, as a private. In Feb. 1865 he was hospitalized at Douglas Hospital, Washington, D.C. for rhuematism. He was mustered out on the 25 of August 1865 at Lexington, North Carolina..
Residence 1: Abt. 1840, Located in Ripley County, Indiana..
Residence 2: Aft. 1865, The family located in Champaign County, Illinois and farmed in Scott Township..
More About James Thompson Kaster and Matilda L. Houk:
Marriage: January 25, 1835, Beaver County, Pa..
Children of James Thompson Kaster and Matilda L. Houk are:
  1. Benjamin Castor, b. Abt. 1837, Pennsylvania, d. date unknown.
  2. James Castor, b. June 1840, Pennsylvania, d. date unknown.
  3. Philip Castor, b. Abt. 1847, Ohio, d. date unknown.
  4. John Castor, b. Abt. January 1850, d. date unknown.
  5. Sarah A. Castor, b. Abt. 1853, Indiana, d. date unknown.
  6. Charles Castor, b. Abt. 1854, Indiana, d. date unknown.
  7. Margaret A. Castor, b. Abt. 1858, Indiana, d. date unknown.